Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-08
THE MYSTIC SHRINE.
The Caravan From New York Expected
Here OLA the Goth Inst.

Mecca Temple of New York city, OF the Ancient
and Arabic Order of the Mobiles OF the Mystic
Shrine, have issued a very elaborate announce
ment of their forthcoming pilgrimage to this city,
which occurs on Thursday, the 10th inst. The
caravan moves southwark ON a special train, VIA
the Pennsylvania railway, from New York about
p. u. OF that day. HaltS will be made at GASES of
Newark. Elizabeth, New Brunswick, Trenton
Philadelphia and Baltimore, to enable resident
mobiles TO join the pilgrimage, lunch being served
on the train during the trip. The arrival in WASH
ingtOn will be about O'Clock. Almas temple Of
this city will be at the railway station to receive
the pilgrims, and, with the Third artillery band,
escort them to National Rifles hall, where the
order will be conferred in all its Sublfnity by the
officers OF Mecca temple Concluding exercises for
next day, Friday, January FL the visitors win be
shown about the city, including the different de-
partments and the Capitol, and in the afternoon a
parade OF The pilgrims under escort OF the resident
mobiles and the fuil Marine band will be made
through the principal Streets terminating at The
depot, where the visitors VIII take the train again
The Mystic Shrine is, its full title indicates,
OF Arabic origin. 1t was instituted by the MOham-
medan kal1f Alec, the cOuSin-german and son-in-
law OF the Prophet MOhammed In the year 656 at
Mecca, as an 1nquisitiOn or vigilance committee
cTiminais VINO escaped their lust peserts lhrupSh
the hardness of the courts, and also TO promote
religious t0eratlon among cultured men or ali
nations In this way the most noted and respect
able men OF the nation were drawn into It's men,
bership In time the need OF vigilance COM
mtttee 10 correct the fatlingS OF the courts was
Obvtated, but the order continued in existence de-
velOping into fraternity that took hold upon the
intellect and heart Of the leading Arabs, and as
such has been continued, spreading gradually
westward until 1t has embraced the greater part
OF Europe and America Among the earliest In
III. Fleming, A. L. Kawson, the Oriental scholar,
William j. Florence, the actor, Daniel SiekleS
Charles I. McClenachan, John w. SimonsL and
others OF New York and Mecca temple was inSti-
tuted. This temple now limits its membership to
one thousand, and there are no vacancies.
But one temple OF the order Is allowed in any
one city, and rarely are there permitted more than
one or Two In state Almas Temple, or this city,
was instituted about a year or two ago, and
already embraces on its rolls the names some Of
the most prominent Masons OF the District OF Co
| the higher grades OF the masonic fraternity are
| eligible to It's membership. The paraphernalia
which the visitors will bring along with them to
exemptfy the ritual, which, like everything else
from the oriental tongues Is picturesque and beau
uful, Is TO come in on advance OF the pilgrimage
to give time for placing it in readiness 1t Is un-
derstOOd that large class OF candidates viii be
made ''Shriners" On the occasion.
No HOPE FOR JANTr0R TTTUa-Counsel for James
j. Titus, convicted OF the murder OF Title Smith,
| applied at Belvtdere. N. j., Tuesday for rearKl-
ment before the supreme court, claiming that the
| dress and comparing them with those on the
boards on which she IS said to have been murdered
after they had retired to make up verdict, were
guilty OF misconduct. Justice BoaSley denied the
notion saying that the dDers were indisttnQutSh-
able ard had nothing TO do with the case.